Having your boards assembled is an option when ordering your boards with Sunstone Circuits.

There are two assembly options you can choose between with placing your order.

If you are providing your own components, you can order kitted assembly when you place your order with Sunstone Printed Circuits. Kitted assembly combines the cost of your PCB Fabrication and assembly charges with on transaction. Instructions on how to do this is can be found at ...

Kitted Assembly is an option Sunstone Printed Circuits offers to have your boards built and assembled with one single transaction. This process is only available if you are supplying your own components and do not need to purchase parts from the assembly house.

The material we use for our RoHS compliance boards are built to withstand these higher temperatures. Solderability of silver immersion boards (Can I use lead solder on silver boards and what temperature needs to be used) Our RoHS compliant silver immersion finished boards can be soldered with standard tin/lead solder at standard tin/lead temperatures or using RoHS compliant solder at the higher no lead soldering temperatures.

Electrical test is an optional service for many of the Full Feature printed circuit boards that we manufacture. Some pcb configurations require testing. Designs with 5 mil trace/space or with layer counts > 6 require testing.

Here are a few reasons one might select electrical test.

Electronic components are expensive.

Time is valuable

Issue can arise in manufacturing that cannot be seen with the naked eye

"I'm honored to be here, I'm proud of this company," said Robert Ford after landing his helicopter on the Sunstone Circuits campus on Weds. Ford flew his helicopter from Chehalis, WA to pick up his order of printed circuit boards. He then offered to take several members of the staff on a ride in the sky.

Sunstone Circuits has officially launched the “Share Your Story” contest for design engineers. The contest will run through December 16, 2012 and gives engineers a chance to share their PCB-related design successes online with their peers. Once a story is submitted, the design engineer can then send the link to family and friends, who may then vote for the best project. All voters will also be entered into a sweepstakes to win a series of ...

A very high percentage of orders are placed on hold due to insufficient board edge to copper clearance.

We care about exposed copper at the board edge for a couple of reasons.Copper can tear when it is routed, leaving strings that can short to adjacent layers. Exposed copper can wick solder in a wave solder process, causing shorts at assembly.Exposed copper at the board edge can make contact with your product chassis, causing ...

Production notes commonly call for things that are not needed on a PCB prototype board. These items are typically related to more stringent standards, closer tolerances, production material requirements, or something as simple as soldermask color.